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3 May 2024
@kiike:matrix.orgEnric Morales joined the room.15:51:13
@stablejoy:matrix.org@stablejoy:matrix.org
In reply to @toonn:matrix.org
I think the point is more that "to assign" is more commonly understood than "to bind."
Can one say then you assign a value to a variable and you bind an expression to a variable. The second is said in nix repl help. Also binding functions vs assigning values?
16:05:27
@toonn:matrix.orgtoonn You bind to identifiers rather than values. 16:52:22
@toonn:matrix.orgtoonn In most languages functions aren't first-class values so a different term is useful to distinguish what you do with them. 16:52:54
@toonn:matrix.orgtoonn But in Nix functions are just values. 16:53:02
@qyriad:katesiria.orgQyriad
In reply to@toonn:matrix.org
I think the point is more that "to assign" is more commonly understood than "to bind."
Worth noting that Rust uses bind for their let construct, instead of assign, which seems to get by fine
16:58:39
@toonn:matrix.orgtoonn Sure, the reasoning is probably that Nix is more likely to be touched by non-programmers. 17:11:11
@stablejoy:matrix.org@stablejoy:matrix.org I made a yt channel and am making recordings while going through all nix dev tutorials. 17:46:58
@stablejoy:matrix.org@stablejoy:matrix.orghttps://youtu.be/YdrS3at-O9k?si=AttmjkwlTAFhAcBG17:47:35
4 May 2024
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6 May 2024
@stablejoy:matrix.org@stablejoy:matrix.orghttps://github.com/NixOS/nix.dev/pull/97406:33:20
@stablejoy:matrix.org@stablejoy:matrix.org the issue remains in the icat.nix 06:34:00

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